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		PT-119 - Horseshoe This horse shoe pipe tamper was made from a tamp crafted in merry olde England. It says "Good Luck" on a banner at the base of the shoe. You can hang this tamp from a leather thong or wear it on your belt. It is detailed on front and back. For centuries, the horseshoe has been used as a charm, in countries widely separated. It has also been popularly used as a talisman for the preservation of buildings or premises from the wiles of witches and fiends. Many streams of superstition and belief have converged on the almost universal acceptance of the horseshoe as lucky. The belief in the protective power of the horseshoe itself dates back to the Greeks and Romans. Horseshoe amulets are believed to be lucky and well as protective. Tthis tamper can keep you from evil and tamp your tobacco! It stands 1 and 3/4 inches tall.